Chapter 41

VALERIA

Oh crap. I didn't mean to slap him.

My hand moved so swiftly before I could stop it, the slap echoing through the room, shocking me as much as it did him.

I bit my bottom lip nervously as I watched him clutch his now-reddened cheeks.

My palm was still trembling from the heat of the slap.

Oh, what have I done? I wish I could turn back the hands of time. But it was already too late.

I couldn't deny the feelings his presence evoked inside of me, but slapping me for something that I was very guilty of didn't make any sense.

With my cheeks blazing in utter embarrassment, I turned on my heels and fled the office without looking back, ignoring his searing gaze poking a hole through my back as I left the office.

As soon as I slid into the comfort of my car, I gripped the steering wheel with all of my strength until my knuckles turned white.

"Fuck!" I muttered under my breath, gasping for air.

I couldn't breathe! The way he was so dangerously close that I could perceive the masculine c